I was writing a comment back to Rachael when I started listing things that I want to do when I get home. I found it funny the things I really want to do (which mostly includes eating) are things that I felt were kind of boring while I was there. But anywhere here is a list of things I want to do when I get home:
1. I immediately want some Rancho Grande. I have been craving those greasy tacos and cheese dip for 10 months.
2. Bubble Tea! I found a bubble tea place here but it's not as good as Tea Drops down town.
3. Olive Garden. Boy do I miss those amazing bread sticks and salad. These things are very hard to get here in Korea. Side story: Dave and I went to Bennigans a few months ago. When we sat down the waitress beings us water and bread. We hadn't seen bread at a restaurant in months. So we're munching on it and looking at the menu. Come to find out everything was about 20,000 won or more. So we ate the bread and bolted. lol.. first time I've ever done that.
4. Shopping! I miss places that have more then the F size, which means one size fits all. I miss Victoria's Secret underwear and bras because there is no way I can find a bra that fits here. I miss jeans that aren't made for size negative 0 people. Some Koreans are abnormally small. Sometimes I look at them and wonder how they are walking because they are just bones.
5. Visit my family and friends. I can't wait to see all of you again. And I'm just glad to know that during that probably emotional time that I'll be coming back home I have all of you there for me.. and to distract me :)
6. Driving! Though I probably won't do much of it if their is any snow on the ground. By the time I get home it will have been 15 months since I had driven a car. I'm going to need good weather before I get behind the wheel again. Can you all just pick me up? haha
7. Westport/ The Plaza/ Downtown City Market. Though I lived there my whole life these places seem new to me now and I really want to see and explore them again. I'm sure once I get there I'll be like.. okay bored lol
8. Walmart.. damn you Walmart weaseling your way into my heart.. It's just so darn convenient!! If I want something here in Korea I have to take a bus or a taxi to the closest big store and then I can only buy as much as I can carry. About 2 shopping bags.
9. The oven. I've had this urge to bake stuff for months now.
10. Food in general.. Wendys, normal pan crust Pizza Hut (with no corn or potato wedges on the pizza), Taco Bell, Indian Food (they have it here but it's strangely not as good as back home), Thai Place, buying practically anything I need to make any dish at Hy-Vee (yeah if I want to make spring rolls I can do it), my mom's egg rolls, mashed potatoes, Applebee's app sampler.. I feel fat just looking at all of this lol.
11. A mani/pedi. Sure they do them here but unless you are Korean they just shake their heads and tell you no. I've finally stopped biting my nails.. I'd love a nice manicure.
8 weeks of ECC left then I'm off for a month.. Then traveling for 6 weeks.. then back home. Can't wait to see everyone and KC.
Revision on what I must do:
12. Get my eyebrow waxed. OH MY GOSH I haven't done them in at least a year.. I'm in some serious need.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Extending no more
Well after seeing my hellish schedule and realizing that there was no way in hell that I would stay any longer then I have to, I have decided to not extend the one extra month I was thinking of doing. Yeah I figured it would be a good idea when I asked my boss if I could do it. I mean what's one extra month right? Then I see my new schedule and it's worse then it's ever been. And I'm thinking to my self "Self, why would I want to continue to work at a place that you have hated for 10 months now? Especially after getting your F-4 Visa you have the possibility to make a lot more money AND not be miserable for a month." Yeah self won that debate.
So there was this like epic talk between me and her. She of course brought up everything that she felt I had done wrong the entire 10 months that I have been there and I told her that I felt uncomfortable talking to her about anything. In the end I had to go to class, thankfully, but apparently what comes down to it is that she doesn't like me and that she lost any "trust" she had in me. Well, I've had no trust in her what so ever the entire time I've been here. So at least we're on the same level.
I know these next two months could either be extremely awkward or just a big game of who can not talk to each other more. I told the manager that after this conversation with her I refuse to talk to her any further. He told me that he tries not to talk to her too. That when he first got there they would get into arguments all the time and that he's thought about leaving this specific YBM a few times as well. So it's not just me that can't deal with her bitch ways.
Anyways I'm just excited for this next part of this craptastic experience "adventure" that I have had. I now know to ask a ton more questions. I know that if I am freakishly miserable at any job to go straight to the person incharge, talk to them, and if it doesn't change quit. The one thing that I have learned from all of this is that I will never stay at a job that I literally hate. I mean no one likes their job sometimes that just to be expected. But if I feel like this again, I'm going to be looking for a new job. Life is to short to be wasting it on a job that makes you so depressed you wish a car would hit you as you walked to work so that you wouldn't have to go in.
I'm hopefully getting my F-4 visa situated next Friday. I hope this time I have all the proper documents to get it so I'm not kicked out of the country when I quit YBM at the end of August (since my Southeast Asia trip doesn't start till end of September). I can't wait for Southeast Asia. I bought the lonely planet guide and have been flipping through it but not as much as my friend who I'm going with. I'm trying to budget as much as I can and am thinking I'll need about $2000 for the 6 weeks and that's very generous. I'm hoping to make it cheaper but I want to be on the safe side. The only problem is that since I'm quitting early I won't get an extra months pay and if I don't get part time work I'll just be spending money in September. As of right now I have about $1500 saved up but that means I won't have any left to send home to cover bills and stuff.
So... like I said before and will probably continue to say... if anyone would like to donate some funds for my trip I would appreciate it greatly!! I don't need birthday or Christmas presents (not that I really get them or expect them now a days.. geez I'm almost 24.. gross) but anything would be greatly appreciated.
After a year of all of this crap.. I need this vacation.
So there was this like epic talk between me and her. She of course brought up everything that she felt I had done wrong the entire 10 months that I have been there and I told her that I felt uncomfortable talking to her about anything. In the end I had to go to class, thankfully, but apparently what comes down to it is that she doesn't like me and that she lost any "trust" she had in me. Well, I've had no trust in her what so ever the entire time I've been here. So at least we're on the same level.
I know these next two months could either be extremely awkward or just a big game of who can not talk to each other more. I told the manager that after this conversation with her I refuse to talk to her any further. He told me that he tries not to talk to her too. That when he first got there they would get into arguments all the time and that he's thought about leaving this specific YBM a few times as well. So it's not just me that can't deal with her bitch ways.
Anyways I'm just excited for this next part of this craptastic experience "adventure" that I have had. I now know to ask a ton more questions. I know that if I am freakishly miserable at any job to go straight to the person incharge, talk to them, and if it doesn't change quit. The one thing that I have learned from all of this is that I will never stay at a job that I literally hate. I mean no one likes their job sometimes that just to be expected. But if I feel like this again, I'm going to be looking for a new job. Life is to short to be wasting it on a job that makes you so depressed you wish a car would hit you as you walked to work so that you wouldn't have to go in.
I'm hopefully getting my F-4 visa situated next Friday. I hope this time I have all the proper documents to get it so I'm not kicked out of the country when I quit YBM at the end of August (since my Southeast Asia trip doesn't start till end of September). I can't wait for Southeast Asia. I bought the lonely planet guide and have been flipping through it but not as much as my friend who I'm going with. I'm trying to budget as much as I can and am thinking I'll need about $2000 for the 6 weeks and that's very generous. I'm hoping to make it cheaper but I want to be on the safe side. The only problem is that since I'm quitting early I won't get an extra months pay and if I don't get part time work I'll just be spending money in September. As of right now I have about $1500 saved up but that means I won't have any left to send home to cover bills and stuff.
So... like I said before and will probably continue to say... if anyone would like to donate some funds for my trip I would appreciate it greatly!! I don't need birthday or Christmas presents (not that I really get them or expect them now a days.. geez I'm almost 24.. gross) but anything would be greatly appreciated.
After a year of all of this crap.. I need this vacation.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Seoraksan Mountain
So before I begin this blog entry, and I really do apologize for my lack of updating. I'm sorry but honestly this is the coolest thing I've done so far since being here. I wanted to let everyone know that I just booked my ticket to Southeast Asia. That's right at the end of my contract plus one month (I know I'm crazy) Jillian, Dave and I will be heading to China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia! I'm so excited. I'll be gone for about 6 weeks and already have my return flight set for November 17th. If anyone would like to help the Help Ashley Survive in Southeast Asia fund I'd really appreciate it :-D.
Last weekend I went to Seokcho for some Beach Blanket Apocalypse party. Something someone we all know was throwing together. It actually wasn't that great. After a 7 hour car ride due to traffic we got there around 8pm. We had left beautiful sunny Seoul (for once it wasn't hazy) to go to cold rainy Seokcho. However Seokcho is also the home of Seorak Mountain. I thought I was going to be having a lazy, relaxing weekend on the beach. What I didn't realize is that I would be hiking and climbing all over rocks in flip flops. I obviously did not pack for the mountain. It was worth it though and it made me realize how much I love nature... when bugs aren't swarming around me.
I'm to lazy to organize these sorry! This was the water fall at the end of the hour hike we took. My camera died but I took pictures on my friends camera and hopefully those will be uploaded soon...
Picture of nature
Giant Buddha
Picture on top of the mountain that we took the cable car to.
The giant Buddha from the cable car.
Nature
Amazing floating faucet
Nature
It was so cloudy that day. When we got to the top of the mountain we could see anything. We were literally in the clouds.
The cable cars going up into the mountains. They practically disappear into the clouds.
Last weekend I went to Seokcho for some Beach Blanket Apocalypse party. Something someone we all know was throwing together. It actually wasn't that great. After a 7 hour car ride due to traffic we got there around 8pm. We had left beautiful sunny Seoul (for once it wasn't hazy) to go to cold rainy Seokcho. However Seokcho is also the home of Seorak Mountain. I thought I was going to be having a lazy, relaxing weekend on the beach. What I didn't realize is that I would be hiking and climbing all over rocks in flip flops. I obviously did not pack for the mountain. It was worth it though and it made me realize how much I love nature... when bugs aren't swarming around me.
I'm to lazy to organize these sorry! This was the water fall at the end of the hour hike we took. My camera died but I took pictures on my friends camera and hopefully those will be uploaded soon...
Picture of nature
Giant Buddha
Picture on top of the mountain that we took the cable car to.
The giant Buddha from the cable car.
Nature
Amazing floating faucet
Nature
It was so cloudy that day. When we got to the top of the mountain we could see anything. We were literally in the clouds.
The cable cars going up into the mountains. They practically disappear into the clouds.
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